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Avery Dennison AP5.6 User And Service Manual Download Page 21

03/10 Rev. 5.05-00

USER- / SERVICE MANUAL

Info-Printouts & Parameters

AP 5.4 Gen II – AP 5.6

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determined by the number in the first column of the subsequent table. This 
number is added to the command as a parameter.

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Print sample „Font Status“ / „Font Library“: Listing of RSS-Codes and 2-dim. bar codes. 

Summary of Contents for AP5.6

Page 1: ...th 28 Print direction 29 Punch offset 30 Bar code multip 30 Tradit Imaging 31 UPC plain copy 31 EAN Readline 31 EAN sep lines 32 Rotated Barcodes 32 Dispenseposition 32 Cut mode 33 Cut speed 35 Cut po...

Page 2: ...error 56 Single job mode 56 Head resistance 56 Temp reduction 57 Thin line emphas 57 Voltage offset 58 Miss label tol 58 Gap detect mode 58 Periph device 59 Singlestartquant 59 External signal 59 Sta...

Page 3: ...rinter type 84 Default Values 84 Command sequence 84 Delete job 84 Delete spooler 85 Factory settings 85 Store Parameters 85 Store Diagnosis 86 Data blocks del 86 EasyPl file log 87 Log files delete 8...

Page 4: ...UPPLYDATA Type 100 PS temperature 100 CPU BOARD DATA CPU identifier 100 PCB revision 100 FPGA version 100 MAC address 100 Serial number 100 Production date 101 PCB part number 101 Board part numb 101...

Page 5: ...s for all devices listed in the headline of this document All status printouts and parameters are described in the same order as they may appear in the parameter menu of the respective printer Not all...

Page 6: ...5 00 USER SERVICE MANUAL Info Printouts Parameters AP 5 4 Gen II AP 5 6 6 P The paragraph Overview Parameter Menues in this topic section contains an overview of all available parameters of the respec...

Page 7: ...ut or Feed button 4 Confirm by pressing the Online button Example Setting the parameter PRINT PARAMETERS Material type to punched material 1 Press prog button 2 Press prog button 3 Press cut button 4...

Page 8: ...RINT INFO PRINT INFO Printer status PRINT INFO Memory status PRINT PARAMETERS INTERF PARAM PRINT PARAMETERS Print speed Print contrast 65 Scrolls down through the menu and selects menu items Reduces v...

Page 9: ...arts in the following show all of the parameters implemented in the printer firmware Some parameters are only visible in the parameter menu under specific preconditions These parame ters are provided...

Page 10: ...ynch StandAlone Input Print Interpret Flashdata status 4 Material length Printer ID No Frame error Character sets Service status Material width Spooler size DRIVEASSIGNMENT Character filter Dottest en...

Page 11: ...ersion 10 Dispense Mode 20 Rewind direction 21 Printer type 13 Language Start print mode 23 Darkness 10 Dispenseposition 20 Current mode 13 21 Default values 13 Keyboard Reprint Signal 23 Control Pref...

Page 12: ...AP 5 4 Gen II AP 5 6 12 AP 5 4 Parameters SERVICE FUNCTION SERVICE DATA Service Data cont Service 13 MODULE FW VERS CPU BOARD DATA Head exchange 13 System version CPU identifier Roller exchange 13 Sy...

Page 13: ...ycl 99 Display mode 72 Display SerialNr 102 Display version 102 Dottest endless 24 Dottest punched 24 Double cut 35 Drive C 51 Drive D 51 EAN Readline 31 EAN sep lines 32 EasyPl file log 87 EasyPlug e...

Page 14: ...erence label 25 Reprint function 62 Reprint Signal 66 Resolution 81 Rewind direction 36 Rewind direction 78 Rewinder adjust 95 RFID Option 50 RFID stat del 87 RFID Status 26 Roll number 97 Roll run le...

Page 15: ...03 10 Rev 5 05 00 USER SERVICE MANUAL Info Printouts Parameters AP 5 4 Gen II AP 5 6 15 WEB server 47 WEB supervisor p 48 Work place 101 X Printadjust 36 Y Printadjust 36...

Page 16: ...s print out is approx 200 mm long Printer status AP 5 4 AP 5 6 A protocol can be printed to get an overview of customer specific parameter settings three pages see 1 Which parameters are listed depend...

Page 17: ...ETERS menu y Printer Interface Menu Shows the setting of the parameters in the INTERFACE PARA menu y Printer system menu Shows the setting of the parameters in the SYSTEM PARAMETERS menu y Dispenser I...

Page 18: ...to provide an overview of the distribution of the available memory capacity one page 2 Example of a memory Status printout Listed items y Internal Memory Configuration P See paragraph MEMORY DATA on p...

Page 19: ...o the Easy Plug Manual topic section Description of Commands P For a list of all characters contained in the internal fonts refer to the User Manual topic section Internal Fonts 3 Print sample Font St...

Page 20: ...brary Bar code listing y Onedimensional bar codes are printed with the Easy Plug command YB see manual Easy Plug topic section Description of Commands y Two dimensional bar codes are printed by means...

Page 21: ...rintouts Parameters AP 5 4 Gen II AP 5 6 21 determined by the number in the first column of the subsequent table This number is added to the command as a parameter 5 Print sample Font Status Font Libr...

Page 22: ...of all fonts stored in the flash memory This can be e g custom ized fonts or diagnose data P For details see topic section Internal Fonts paragraph Customized fonts P For detailed information about di...

Page 23: ...h are listed on the printout 7 Example of a Service Status printout P For information on the operational data on the service status printout refer to paragraph OPERATION DATA on page 159 P For informa...

Page 24: ...the upper label area All lines have a constant distance of 4 dot With every new row the line pattern is shifted one dot The resulting line pattern repeats every four rows The test pattern shows missi...

Page 25: ...MANUAL Info Printouts Parameters AP 5 4 Gen II AP 5 6 25 Reference label AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Prints a label with some examples of barcodes fonts logos just try out 8 Example of a Reference label printout I...

Page 26: ...specific data RFID Status System version V4 00 Jun 23 2005 R4 00 PE2 50 H4 00Q Printer type Avery 64 05 Nr CMD retries 3 Nr invalid tags 3 Statistics Nr of Tags 7043 Nr invalid tags 2788 Total Nr SELE...

Page 27: ...5 6 The feed speed can be increased between print periods hereby reducing the total print time particularly with long labels with a minimum printed surface Setting The value for the feed speed should...

Page 28: ...ance between the gaps meas ured from the front edge beginning of a label to the front edge of the next label The value is overwritten by the appropriate Easy Plug command when sending label formats xx...

Page 29: ...10B Mind the following Define the true label length without gap length in parameter PRINT PARAMETERS Material length If the label gap is wider than 5 mm the parameter SYSTEM PARAMETERS Miss label tol...

Page 30: ...rval 0 1mm Default setting 0 mm Maximum offset in feed direction 8 mm Minimum offset against feed direction max label length 10 Positive and negative offset in relation to the feed direction arrow Bar...

Page 31: ...py line is printed with OCR B font Yes Setting for customers with print layouts based on the old height calculation scheme The plain copy line of the barcodes EAN8 EAN13 UPC A and UPC E is prin ted wi...

Page 32: ...switched on Rotated Barcodes AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Improves the readability of rotated 90 and 270 bar codes Normal Normal printing without a special processing of rotated bar codes Optimized Default setting...

Page 33: ...output and cut is defined Real 1 1 mode The whole surface of the label is printable The label is pushed forward to the cutter for cutting After the cut the beginning of the next label is drawn back u...

Page 34: ...ocess in Batch mode schematic Normal 1 1 mode In N1 1 mode cutting takes place during printing The zero line of the printing is shifted 18 mm in y direction This offset equals the distance cutter prin...

Page 35: ...be pro grammed using the parameter PRINT PARAMETER Cut position x inch s Setting range 2 0 to 2 0 mm Unit interval 0 1mm y Maximum offset in feed direction 2 0 mm y No offset 0 mm y Minimum offset ag...

Page 36: ...a consequence of changing the parameter X Printadjust the part of the graphics which juts out will get lost x x mm Setting range 5 0 to 5 0 mm Unit interval 0 1mm Default setting 0 0 mm y Maximum offs...

Page 37: ...ithin the label to be processed which would otherwise be measured as false gaps by the system The corresponding setting value is then equal to or smaller than the value measured at the actual gap Punc...

Page 38: ...r via the LPR LPD protocol USB USB 1 1 interface Serial Com3 Serial interface Com3 Only with optional I O board mounted Automatic All interfaces are enabled to receive data but not simultaneously Don...

Page 39: ...mand xx Setting range 0 to 31 Unit interval 1 Spooler size AP 5 4 AP 5 6 The memory capacity of the printer buffer can be set according to the require ments of each customer xxx Kbyte Unit interval 16...

Page 40: ...e parity check of serial transmitted data The parity bit is for checking data transmission If the check shows an error a corresponding message is displayed The setting must be identical at the sender...

Page 41: ...is displayed if a framing error is detected while the printer is receiving serial data Ignore Framing errors will be ignored no error messages are displayed COM3 PORT This menu only appears if the op...

Page 42: ...Com2 to RS 232 Data synchronisation may be done by hardware RTS CTS or by software XON XOFF Maximum cable length is 15 m RS422 Sets Com2 to RS 422 RS 422 is a 4 wire point to point connection suitabl...

Page 43: ...ata bits AP 5 4 AP 5 6 With mounted and connected I O board only Fixed setting of 8 Bits Parity AP 5 4 AP 5 6 With mounted and connected I O board only P See parameter Parity on page 45 Stop bits AP 5...

Page 44: ...estart Fixed IP address This setting activates the parameters Net mask and Gateway address see below DHCP IP address is assigned automatically The assigned IP address is displayed for a moment on the...

Page 45: ...omatically 10M half duplex The communication speed is set to 10 MBit s half duplex 10M full duplex The communication speed is set to 10 MBit s full duplex 100M half duplex The communication speed is s...

Page 46: ...d Appli cations chapter Data transmission with FTP Enabled Switches the FTP server on Disabled Switches the FTP server off FTP password AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Parameter only appears in production mode Input of...

Page 47: ...dmin If the login was successful you will find the following menu items at the left window margin Enabled Switches the web server on Disabled Switches the web server off Menu item Function Home Jump t...

Page 48: ...he she has access to all parameters which are not marked with the footmark only in production mode Changing the password at the operating panel 1 Press the Esc button The cursor jumps to the first ch...

Page 49: ...With the time client service the current date and time can be obtained from a time server using RFC868 time protocol on UDP port 37 For this purpose a time server IP address needs to be given Date an...

Page 50: ...ntification The RFID reader is connected to Com1 or Com2 internally what means that it does not have to be plugged into the external serial interface connector Serial Com1 The RFID reader is connected...

Page 51: ...ns and Command Overview chapter Drive names Drive C AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Assigns drive letter C to the card slot or to the USB port None C is not assigned Default setting C is assigned to the SD card slot US...

Page 52: ...and shows the status message Press the online button to acknowledge the message then the feed button to continue printing Print Interpret AP 5 4 AP 5 6 The printer uses the MONARCH LANGUAGE INTERPRETE...

Page 53: ...aracter sets 1 ZPL II is a registered trademark of ZIH Corp ZIH Corp and Avery Dennison including Paxar Corporation and its subsidiaries are not related in any way and ZIH Corp has not licensed or oth...

Page 54: ...must be defined according to the application Short label opt Activates the optional short label sensor Appears only in AP 5 4 printers which are equipped with the short label sensor Reflex Reflex pho...

Page 55: ...ations etc Foil mode AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Thermo transfer Thermo transfer printing Ribbon sensor activated Thermal printing Thermo direct printing Ribbon sensor deactivated Turn on mode AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Operati...

Page 56: ...nting of labels with for mat errors Single job mode AP 5 4 AP 5 6 In single job mode also stop mode the printer stops after every job and waits until the operator restarts the print process Deactivate...

Page 57: ...Temp reduction AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Reduction in the print head temperature The parameter SYSTEM PARAMETER Temperature reduct allows the power supply to be reduced in the event of an increase in the print he...

Page 58: ...ng the search path is to be recommended Label loss resulting from gaps not being detected can be reduced in this way Print ing does not take place during the search process xx Setting range 0 to 50 Un...

Page 59: ...inder mode that is operation with a deflector and without dispensing edge Tear off sensor AP 5 4 only Setting for using the dispensing edge as tear off edge The punch is fed forward to the dispensing...

Page 60: ...e aware that RAM disk memory is not available for print picture buildup Use of much RAM disk memory reduces the picture buildup rate of the printer Switching the printer off extinguishes the memory co...

Page 61: ...font files must be placed in a folder named fonts on the SD card during system startup The files must be named fontxxx spd xxx No from 200 up to 999 P For details refer to the Plugin card manual topi...

Page 62: ...mory area is low does no longer appear during data con version P Use with the Easy Plug command YG see manual Easy Plug P See parameter Memory status on page 18 Print info mode AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Structure...

Page 63: ...Danish Spanish French English German Access authoriz AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Access authorization Limits the access either to all printer functions Power up code or only to the parameter menu user or superviso...

Page 64: ...on switched off default Power up code Activates the password interrogation directly after switching the printer on After the input of a valid key code the printer switches into offline mode Depending...

Page 65: ...s Setting date time 1 Press the CUT button repeatedly until the digit blinks which you want to alter 2 Set the intended value to the digit by pressing the FEED button repeatedly 3 Repeat steps 1 and 2...

Page 66: ...inting occurs only after the set delay time Pulse rising The printing of a label is triggered by a low high change of the signal at the input START PRINT The printing occurs only after the set delay t...

Page 67: ...rint mode is set to Level high active or Level low active any activating of the PAUSE signal stops the printing after the current label Features y Printer display shows I O Board pause y ERROR is acti...

Page 68: ...e otherwise low Level low active The output is low when it is active otherwise high Default Status output AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Only with an I O board mounted This parameter defines different events which act...

Page 69: ...herwise high The output is also deactivated low as long as labels are fed with Feed Button or Feed Signal Mode2 low level High if the print module is just printing a label otherwise low The output is...

Page 70: ...abel beginning stays unprinted y The label is being dispensed while printing y The output volume is at its maximum level The width of the unprintable stripe is calculated as follows Distance print lin...

Page 71: ...Reprint signal must be set to deactivated y Foil save P A graphic can be found under PRINT PARAMETERS Cut mode Batch mode Real 1 1 Mode Default setting y The printer can print the whole label surface...

Page 72: ...by pressing the Cut or Feed button There are two ways of setting back the counter y Set the parameter Display mode see above to Job rest quant then back to Dispense counter and confirm by pressing the...

Page 73: ...er opening and closing the printhead pressure lever Advice Start the material initialization manually before printing This is done by pressing the feed button in offline mode Selecting a material init...

Page 74: ...6 Function for operation with product sensor If this function is activated the printer ignores all start signals until the product has passed the dispensing edge 0 0 mm Setting range 0 0 1999 9 mm De...

Page 75: ...This parameter influences the rewinder current with 120 mm rewinder dia meter max rewinder diameter XXX Setting range 50 200 Default setting 100 Precondition for the setting in percent Parameter DISP...

Page 76: ...pulled back under the printhead To reach this the rewinder is rotated slightly in the opposite direc tion The braking torque of the rewinder against this rotation may not be too strong otherwise this...

Page 77: ...AP 5 6 Pullback current diameter P See parameter Pullback current on page 118 If the label web is loose while it is fed back under the printhead decrease this value in small steps If the material is t...

Page 78: ...utwards when the label stock is wound up Current mode AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Only in production mode Only if SYSTEM PARAMETER Periph device Intern Rewinder P See parameter Current mode on page 116 Min rew curr...

Page 79: ...iph device Intern Rewinder P See parameter Pullback current on page 118 Back diameter AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Only in production mode Only if SYSTEM PARAMETER Periph device Intern Rewinder P See parameter Back...

Page 80: ...size at least 2048 Kbytes Darkness AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Print contrast for MLI printjobs This setting is modified by printjobs which contain print contrast information The print contrast set by SYSTEM PARAM...

Page 81: ...ignored when MLI printjobs are printed xxx Dots Setting range 9999 9999 Default 0 Step width 1 Manual Calibrate AP 5 4 AP 5 6 For endless material the label length information is sent in the printjob...

Page 82: ...emory to be used by the IS and IL commands Interpreter version 1 10 or higher CF Card Optional CompactFlash card Internal RAM The printer s internal RAM Default Command PR AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Disable The pr...

Page 83: ...0B Command JM AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Interpreter version 1 32 or higher The JM command changes the printer resolution y JMA sets the resolution to the default value printhead resolution y JMB sets the resoluti...

Page 84: ...ion mode User defined The presently selected settings of all parameters will be taken as default val ues That is you will get those settings back even after a firmware update All you have to do is to...

Page 85: ...rameter settings are saved in a text file on SD card directory FORMATS Considered are also parameters which belong to options which are not acti vated Without adj par Default Parameters which contain...

Page 86: ...Reading out diagnostic data Data blocks del Delete data blocks AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Only appears if at least one data block is in the flash memory Bxx Default setting After calling the parameter data block...

Page 87: ...uding immediate commands are written into the log file Interpreter data All data is written into the log file which the Easy Plug interpreter reads out of the reception spooler Immediate commands are...

Page 88: ...ncrease the counter Head exchange AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Parameter only appears in production mode Increases the counter Head number on the info printout Service Status by one P See parameter Service Status on...

Page 89: ...ll counters on the info printout Service Status to zero P See parameter Service Status on page 24 EasyPlug monitor AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Parameter only appears in production mode The parameter activates the l...

Page 90: ...6 Parameter only appears in production mode P For detailed instructions sensor adjustment please refer to the service manual topic section Service Electronics paragraph Settings Sensor test AP 5 4 AP...

Page 91: ...which enables to calculate the feed adjust value see next parameter For application instructions refer to the Service Manual topic section Electronics Gen 3 chapter Adjusting the imprint position Feed...

Page 92: ...t routine for the Compact Flash Card memory The following display shows up after successful testing If the SD card is defective or not available a corresponding error report shows up For test purposes...

Page 93: ...test as follows 1 Start the terminal program and set it to the transmission parameters used by the printer 2 Press the Online key to start the send test 18 Pattern in the terminal window The terminal...

Page 94: ...one Stop Bits 1 Data synch RTS CTS DOS Command mode com2 19200 8 n 1 if com2 is the serial port 3 Press the Online key to start Receive test 4 Send any file to the printer Condition com2 Printer port...

Page 95: ...for the rewinder option is given in the Manual Rewinder 2000 paragraph Adjusting the sensor Resting pos xxx Setup of the resting position xxx actual sensor value End pos xxx Setup of the End position...

Page 96: ...a consecutive revision number Only for factory internal use System date AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the date at which the firmware was generated Bootloader AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the bootloader version number uM...

Page 97: ...ervice yes Maximum value 4 billions Headnumber AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the number of printhead changes The counter is increased by calling the parameter SERVICE FUNCTION Cutter exchange yes Maximum value...

Page 98: ...6 Only with mounted and activated cutter Shows the number of cuts done by one knife The counter is reset with each calling of the parameter SERVICE FUNCTION Cutter exchange yes Maximum value 4 billion...

Page 99: ...ameter AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the calculated foil diameter A measurement routine calculates the ac tual ribbon roll diameter with an exactness of 7 5 The parameter SYSTEM PARAMETER Foil end warning can b...

Page 100: ...unc tion is not supported C is displayed CPU BOARD DATA CPU identifier AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the designation of the applied processor PCB revision AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the layout revision and part number...

Page 101: ...e part number of the board without components Board part numb AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the part number of the board with components Manufacturer AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Parameter appears only in production mode Show...

Page 102: ...serial number of the operation panel MEMORY DATA Ram memory size AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the available RAM memory size Flash mem size AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the available Flash memory size The abbreviation w...

Page 103: ...igned to a drive letter otherwise the displayed text may be faulty P Assigning a dirve letter see chapter DRIVEASSIGNMENT on page 65 Space for Jobs AP 5 4 AP 5 6 Shows the memory size which is availab...

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